Hat holder



W. SANDS.

HAT HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED APILL'Z. 1921.

Patented Ja n. 10, 1922.

To 0225 a/fwm it may omwevmr Be: it known that fif wamm SANDS, a mime-2nnf the ET-niteci. Suites msldmg 25 t nnezapmi in the cunty of Hennepinand light, effi- & @Eemirisn six 21 ros'f sup m": an automobiie 01'Qther my hat heamngdwme zzimched Fig. 3. as an @niarged detail? main215d farm. 7

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.n" farm of my devica consists ifii'iizfl fiflfll einmgatefikwire "mineor yoke 18 the nppasite ends of which are 'forrmd with Email loops; oreyes 11 to renaive wocdscrews 12 or ether fa atening means Em" holdingthe frame 250 {the 0m? 7, M of sziici main frame I grovide a M *et metalyoke 13, the appusite which are,- beaded armmd ihe 'ailei me'i'nbers ofthe wire frame 10, as at 1% in 4. ;11WO oppositely arranged lateraltmlgues 15 are struck up ut of the metal in yoke 13 (as shown in Figs.1,2a11d 3), and

bent to form a bearing for the portion 16 of a V-shaped hat holding aimpfafembly 0f Wira single piece 01? Wire with. Ii) 21?, i inns-r and.From thence the Wire is bent :acorward' 1? 11m sham 100p 0r eye mum. is;ihen hvis'tcd as ab .19 01 sisrength, bantupw 21.5 2153 2G Figs. 1' and3, than spread'i m2? foaming a, fofl; @f twa tines m to emaform' its thegen gm shape; 0?? Emit swim; Th2 @mis 01?- the may m ay aiets 22 e-rbemundeoi'iz:

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Te karap 3m n heli'iimg mambsrs pmzseci upwarci brim of mhais as Epzuvidcs a 005i yaks 13 (5-32. 3} and having bppc Siiia ends extamisdwibwmxi ilfiffi. arms eafici: terminatizlg-in & bask 2%? engaging i h130 51";- Qr new: fine twistari poraion of it;

Where & Ema; 115M931" made for and? one hm: 0111 siigifi: aiitemtiezasin ffiame are necessary 2mg? imsteaci 0f usifig in-0th. ssprirsg; ayms 22 as efiessribed fine a? fihem vas, 2%" (Fig, 3} neshersteneii passedthrough izha aperture made by plmhing mm tengua and; mus making arm 24 akidding means muniemcfiing gc'-inn (in same types 01* azstamsibfla tops"aha bars frame 17 which is the transv rse para:

3 ma arranged in fiche or inciimd paszigl. 223" in F1? 6, and m secum mydevme Ta lace a hat in the heme)? it is mere necessary ta pull dawn yoke01 fork.

21 approxinmtely to position shown in 610$- ted line in Fig. 3, the hatis than shppeddbeween fins tines 21 to pusition shown and the for}:allowed swmg upward am? hold the hat.

'fhe wire of fiche main. frama 10 may he an 210%: w injure a matinginside of and is made of a J2" the ans 0f bent downward as at 26 to forman ohstrue tion inside of hat crown to prevent the hat from slippingout.

What I claim is:

i. A hat holding device for use in auto mobiles or like places, the samecomprising an elongated skeleton frame having two longitudinal parallelbars, one or more plates secured across said frame and having a partlycut loose bendable perforated tongue eoeseo holding said fork normallyagainst the frame, said fork having two tines or arms adapted tostraddle the crown of a hat and hold its brim pinched to the frame saidframe having an otlset forming an obstruction arranged to engage Withthe hat and prevent its moving out of the ford;

3. The structure specified in claim 2, said fork being formed of asingle pie e of Wire bent to form a hinge pintle at the mlddle and thentwisted together and spread with its ends to form the tines of the fork,and the frame having a hinge member to receive said pintle, said hingemember being ai'ched away from the frame to form a housing and holderfor the spring acting on the fork.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WALTER SANDS.

